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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

In the late campaign in New York
every Government official was com.
PEELED to "whack up" even the poor
working girls in the Public Printing
Office were met with this kind OF
persuasion, off Mr.. Cleveland can
give $1,000 poor woman ought to
contribute so cents" This looks
about as bad as it ever did in the
palmy days of Repnblicanism. How
strangely the wheels of Civil Service
Reform do rotate under Democra-
tic Administration
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
Relatives and the Coroner.

It's wonderful how many couples there
are living apart. There are many of
them brought together at the coroner's.
In most cases where men who have sepa-
rated from their wives are killed in acct
dents, the bereaved woman puts in her
appearance with just enough appearances
to justify the bringing of damage suit.
It's a little rough on human nature, but
it's fact. 1t happens very frequently,
too, that people die here, and we tele-
graph to their friends concerning it. Few
of them come on because of business,
etc., but aboxt the time the body is bur-
led along comes letter telling us to please
forward the effects. If it wasn't for
their effects a great many of the victims
of accident and sudden death wouldn't
be remembered more than day, it
seems. Clerk in Globe Democrat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
statistics of nfethodisru.

Figures printed in the Methodist Year
Book show that ON Jan. 1, 1887, Method
ism throughout the world numbered 49,
coo travelling preachers, and $3.50, 600
members. In the United States there are
27,e00 travelling preachers. and 1000, 900
members, and a population Of over 49,
000, 900, or more than one-fourth Of the
population of the entire country-56, 00o,-
900. The Methodist Episcopal church
alone numbers in the United States H.
800 travelling preachers, and 1000, 900
members, having 10000 churches, worth
$77,000,000; $500 parsonag5, worth
S11,o0O,000; IA college and other school
properties, worth. including endowments,
SIS, 000,000; making total Of $10S. 0Q0,-
000.-New York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

My new and gracious friend piles my
plumber on chair and pushes it before
her over the slippery floor until we come
to the department Of -, where the
battle begins over again between the
effectionate desire to influence my choice
and my wavering wish to suit myself,
always SO sweet, always 30 complying,
ind, after all, 30 ready to yield when
they find out what you are after, these
polite shop persons. The chair grows
heavier as it is piled higher, and I am
conveyed to one after another gracious
friend
And now all is over. My last escort
takes me to the desk, here she rehearses
to the cashier every item on each of the
little papers, all of which she in
herits from her predecessors. A duet
of ''quinze. soixante-quinze, quatre-
vingt, soixante quinze' Of incredible
rapidity, while he filings down these
numbers in q big folio with profusion
Of long tailed French fives. Ping! he
gives me the amount, which, of course,
exceeds that in my purse, owing to my
prudent caution in taking out moderate
sum only, in order not to spend too
much. Very well, then, send the whole
home this evening with the facture. /
give my address, and patiently spell my
difficult name, then walk out of the shop,
after many bonjours Of course, with a
vague feeling that nothing will come of
It, and my purse still full of money.
But late in the evening, while we are
cozy before our fire with the lamp and
candles and the novel by Guy de Mon
PEASANT, comes solemn tap at the door,
and big man from the Bon Marche,
with red face and livery faced with
red and great brass buttons, enters with
parcel that fills up all the rest of the
room. He has the lvery moderate, let
me say, bill and the right change and
he makes it and goes. Paris Cor. Boston
Globe.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
The CourtshIp Of QuaiIs.

once had the pleasure of witnessing
the counting and pairing off Of flock OF
quail. Twas sitting so could look down
on fiat rock that stood up higher than
the tops of thicket Of brush and weeds
surrounding It near a small brook.
first heard the chatter Of quails In the
brush After holding quite an animated
confab one hen quail flew up on the rock
and was followed by five or six males.
Miss Quail strutted around few times,
apparently not noticing her admirers, as
summing coquettish attitudes, and putting
on more style and affectation than hu.
man dudess of the present day. She
finally took conspicuous position and
appeared to devote her entire attention to
herself. Her admirers, in the meantime,
stood around and looked at each other
with defiant eye and mien. They then
began to strut around, spread and trail
their wings, try graceful walks and
poises, each striving to Guido the others.
The more they tried TO make favorable
cited they became, until they went to
fighting.
They fought hard and furiously, until
at last one OF them, by a fortunate pass,
knocked his antagonist off the rock. He
did not stop, but pitched into the first one
he came to, and then kept knocking one
off at time until there was but one left.
The victor took one comprehensive look
over the field Of battle, struck up rat
Ting chatter and walked up to Miss Quail,
strutted around few times with self i'm
portance enough for a United States sena-
tor, keeping up a rafting string of-of--
well, blarney, l suppose. Finally they
rubbed heads and bills together, walked
to the north side of the rock, rose stimuli
taneousiy and flew away, lighting to-
gether, ready for housekeeping. Another
hen then came upon the rock with three
or four males and went through the came
form of counting. and to the victor the
reward of wife. So it went on until
all the hens we're mated and gone. San
Car,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
COOL Weather BARGAINS.

There has never been better collection OF
! Overcoais for men and boys than the stock we
now display, and at prices far below all others
for the same grade ofgoods. Our Light W eight
OTercoats attract special attention. In Mems
Overcoats we are offering one lot at 81 % each
worth $500.
! For $500 we Will sell you a good, strong
heavy Overcoat. $3.50 viii buy q fancy CASH
mere Coat, and for $3.50 you can get good
heavy Chinchilla, or fine light weight dress
/ Overcoat, or "A good, strong Cashmere Coat.
At Sl0.0h we are showing dozen different
styles of Overcoats, such as Meltons, Jerseys
/ Chinchilla, Worsted, Cassimer and Beaver
Cloth in either light or heavy weights. The
finer grades at sl2.0l, $500, Si60l, 800 and
5000 are equal TO the finest custom made.
Boys oyercoats we start as low as 81 10; bet
ter ones at S225, 250 300 100 800, 81, IS and $40
Mems and Boys Heavy Coarse Boots, s! %
200, $50 and 800.
Fine Dress Boots, $3.50, &c., 100 and 800.
Now is the time to buyunderwear We have
thcm-an knds-for men, women and CHI i'd
rem. Note prices: Heavy merino shirts or
drawers 25 40 50 and 10 cents; white wool
shirts or drawers, $780, l25, I5) 200. go; scar
let wool shirts and drawers 75c.. 81 90 49, .75
200, children's shirts or drawers from Sl.5J up.
In our Ladies' WrapDepartmen we not only
exhibit a stock that is uneQualed, but a prices
that none can meet. Note few of our prices
Ladies' Fancy Cashmere, or BoucIe Jackets
at 81. So plain, checi1ered, striped, astrican or
Jersey jackets, with and without hoods, at
$500; fine cloth-braidod Jackets, $50, 900,
1000, 1903, 1890.
Cloth New Markets. 500, 100. 9.O0 1862 H. 90;
fancy cashmere New Markets, with or with
out capes, $50, $50, 900. 1900 1909 $780, 1900
short wrabs and dolmans, trimmed with fur
or astrican, $500. $50, 753, 1900 1900, 1900
1900, 20.O0, 300.
Plush short wraps trimmed with fur or
beads, $li0o, 1900, 1900, 1900 $500. S0Oo $500.
1900 1870; plush coats 5000, $500, 5000, 35 90,
1000; children's wraps, 81 % up TO 1899.
In Ladies' Dress Goods, we are offering the
following bargains: Crefeld checks, Sc. peryd
Highland checks, u cts, Winneconnet stripes
10 cts; adrian cashmere. 1919 cts; London
stripe, % cts. jamestown worsteds, in plain,
plaid or checks, % cts; gold medal suitng, so
cts. habit cloth, all shades, 80 cts; revenue
plaids and checks, 81 cts. Fontaine plaids,
Henrietta cloth and broad cloth in all the new
shades.
Blankets and Comforts. Heavy, large size
blankets, white or grey, SI.00 per pair; good
heavy comforts, IS cts.
Everything men and boys wear, and every
thing for ladies', misses and chidrens wear
Except hats and bonnets)
UPDEGRAFFS'.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
No. 10.
warner,s Manner Of composlnr.

It is impossible to speak with certainty
about Wagner's manner of composing.
He often laughed heartily when telling
about some composer, whom he had
visited, and found with long pipe in
his mouth engaged in completing a
symphony, and who had complacently
shown his composition, turning back
ward and forward among the pages and
crying out while designating certain pas
sages: Here there is quiet; now it
grows angry; now it is becoming dra-
matte; here let loose thunderbolt;
here we begin the down grade, and now
quiet again." the last word coming
through cloud of tobacco smoke. 1t is
not necessary to say that Wagner could
never compose in this manner. A glance
into his scores will disclose the exalted
seriousness with which he approached
his task and the superearthly regions in
which he scared when he created his
ideal characters. By the time that he
had written the poem of his drama
during the work on which, of course.
much of the nIusic was originated
in his mind he had already noted
down a great number of the musical
thoughts upon loose pieces OF music paper.
These notes he made in pencil and there
must be a vast number of them in exis-
tence which are being anxiously saved for
late posterity by Frau Cosima Wagner.
She has gradually gone over all Of them
with ink, otherwise the majority Of them
would have become illegible. Only a few
can boast of having received one Of these
little sketches as souvenirs or reward from
the master in some moment of peculiarly
good humor. ltili
After a considerable space had inter.
vened since the completion of the poem
and he had given himself wholly up to its
musical spirit, he was not to be seen in
his family circle until . O'Clock in the
afternoon. From o'clock In the morn
ing until 2 in the afternoon he worked
almost without interruption; sometimes
even longer. After dinner he rested, either
taking walk in the open air or attending
to his private correspondence. This lasted
until 7 o'clock. when supper was eaten.
Then the whole family met in the music
room to pass the time till / 1 or 12 O'Clock
with music alternating with conversation
and the reading of essays.-Herr Anton
Seide in New York Tribune. .-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

With every advance of emigration into the
for West, a new demand is created for Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. Newly peopled regions
are frequently less salubrious than older set
tied localities. on account of the miasma
which rises from recently cleared land, par
ticularly along the banks OF rivers that are
subject to freshets. The agricultural or min
ing emigrant soon learns, when he does not
already know, that the Bitters afford the only
sure protection against malaria, and those dis
orders of the stomach, liver and bowels, to
which climate changes, exposure, and unac-
customed or unhealthy water or diet subject
him. Consequently. he places an estimate
upon this great household specific and pre-
ventive commensurate with its intrinsic mer-
its, and is careful to keep on hand restorative
and promoter of health SO implicitly to be
relied upon IN time of need.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
A BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY.

Lo, they who struggle shipwrecked in the seas;
Round whom the grees storms darken; in Who's
ears
Their thunders roar; whose straining limbs, that
strive
Strongly against their fate, are drenched with
foam,
Through breaches Of the rollers seem to hear
Far inland where the sunlit plains extend.
The fittings of the shepherds and the cries
OF harvest jewellers, gracious strain;
Some rare stop briefly touched along the pipe
OF ocean song for now again the storm
Darkens and deafens them. No more they toll
The cords and sails are shaken by the wind
Unheeded over them; the tall masts strain
The vessels laboring sides, but wind or rain
Or wave shall do them no more violence
Who lie at rest forever. Now the singer
Finds Joy of song unmarried, now love remains
Forever true, and youth forever young
Edward Mcintyre.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
POETRY.
BIDE A WEE AND DINNA FRET.
Is the road very dreary ?

Is the road very dreary?
Patience yet.
Rest will be sweeter if thou art aweary,
And after the night cometh the morning
CHEEKY
Then bide wee and dinna fret.
The clouds have silver lining,
Don't forget.
And though he's hidden, still the sun is
shining;
Courage! instead of tears and vain re-
pining,
Just bide wee and dinna fret.
With toll and cares amending
Art beset?
Bethink thee how the storms from heav-
en- descending,
Snap the stiff oak, but spare the willow
bendinge
And bide wee and dinna fret.
Grief sharper sting doth borrow
From regret;
But yesterday is gone, and shall its sor'
Unfit US for the present and the NOR
row?
Nay bide wee and dinna fret.
An overanxious brooding
Doth beget
A host of fears and phantasies deluding
Then, brother, lest these torments be in
truding.
Just bide wee and dinna fret.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
kissing Not in Fashion.

Kissing the bride at wedding is no
longer fashionable, so the clergyman who
officiates at society weddings in future
viii miss the labial perquisite. "Indeed.
kissing in public is no longer permissible
in good society, and a reserved and re-
fined womanhood has been long in rebel.
lion against this usage without having
abolished it until quite recently. This
public may be her own invited and vel
coined guests, but all the same she OBJ
jects to being kissed in their presence,
and very properly. Indeed, few brides
are willing to have their wells raised and
thrown backward until they have left the
church. This also is in excellent taste
Social Etiquette.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

Miss Sadie Aiken, of Reeves, Ga,
eloped the other night, carrying with
her the family dog. After the
marriage ceremony she wrote note
to her parents acquainting them
with the fact and imploring their
forgiveness, tied it to the dogs col
lar and sent him home.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

John Frances, better known as
" John Poodle" from the interior of
this county, drove yoke of milch
COWS to town Friday last with good
load of slaves. He was two days
making the trip and nights and
morning milking his team and drank
the fuid.-Ravenswood Neacs.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

Cleveland, the Civil Service Re-
former who is opposed ~ to often
sive partisans, contributed $4,000 to
defeat Foraker, and also sent 81 ,00O
to New York City to help elect Eel.
lows of the Doodle gang. ga public
Office is a public trust" buC as such
Grover must ante or bust.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

Charles Emerson, nephew of Ralph
Waldo. married beautiful Bohemian
abroad. and probably would never have
returned to reside in America If his wife
had not met her husband s uncle. .'For
two years" she said, 1--WE lived alone on
the side of O mountain in Switzerland.
One day heard of famous uncle Of my
husbands and I wanted to see him. We
went to Paris where he was staying, and
be was 30 kind. so polite, 50 good, I
wanted to go to his country, and we
came. New York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
MARRIED. Maa on the Train.

A Buffalo philosopher says that he can
invariably tell newly married man
when travelling by watching him give his
wife drink of water on the train. If,
after she takes her little sip. he swallows
what remains in the glass with great
relish, then he's recent captive. II he
mas been married long, he win pour out
the water and get fresh supply for him.
ell. New York Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
A Dramatic Story.

A very dramatic story about the Italian
exploits in their war with the Abyssinians
is told by the foreign papers. The italian
soldiers fell where they stood in line Of
battle. At last twelve or fifteen found
themselves cut off from escape with all
their cartridge boxes empty. At the
word of command they presented arms
to their dead comrades around them.
The next volley of the Abyssinians
stretched them with the dead. Here is a
story for future iconoclasts to destroy.
Latin races are quite capable of the act,
and quite capable of telling the story
Foreign Letter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

NOR SALE OR EXCHANGE, for town
l. property or Real Estate in the coun-
try, and will pay a difference. Four so
acre different tracts of land in the State
of Missouri. Four 100 acre tracts, and 8
800 acre tracts, all in same township,
county and State. Price only So and SO
per acre. J. Fl. BRISTOR, Agent,
Martinsburg. W. Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
A GREAT DISCOVERY!
HoLDsTEIN's ARoMANNAi

The only sure cure for Dyspepsia, and
all Kidney, Lire7', Blood, and Skin Dis
eases. Is warranted not only to relieve
but to cure the worst cases Of Dyspepsia,
and is panacea for all diseases arising
from disordered condition of the Liver
or Stomach, such as Indigestion, Bilious
ness, Sick Headache, Distress after eat
ing, weakness OF Kidney or Bladders,
call ut A. M. GILBERTS
Drug store and get bottle. Price 20
and 75. Also, all kinds of Drugs, Pat
ent Medicines, and Toilet and Fancy ar
ticles, and everything kept in a first
class drug store. Ya. jan60
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

Ex State Treasurer Vincent, Of
Alabama, has been convicted on
another Indictment for defalcation,
and he will now serve fifteen years
in the states prison.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

EOR SALE.-A 4story FIGURING Mill,
j. with three run of burrs, 10 acres of
land, acres in choice fruit, 2 dwellings
and blacksmith shop; in good grain
country. Price $4,000.
J. FL. BRISTOR, Agent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

Stephen Fl. Fl. Culver, colored. his
eldest son, and youngest child were
burned to death early Saturday
morning at their home, two miles
from Severn Station, on the B. & P.
railroad, Anne Arundel Co., Md.
Their home was entirely destroyed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

Secretary Lamar has written a
letter to Land Commissioner Sparks,
informing him that one or the other
OF them must retire from the depart
ment.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

Mrs. Mcpherson, of New York,
tainted and fell in store, and the
large pin in her hat penetrated her
brain, causing fatal wound.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

Latin names of some Roman Catholic
dioceses sound very queer. Santa Fe Is
s. Fidei; Little Rock is Petriculanus;
Springfield is Campi Fonts; Wheeling is
Velingonsis; Green Bay is Sinus Viridis;
and Grand Rapids is Fiuminis Rapid.
New York Tribune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

FRS: All Fits stopped free by DIR. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first
days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise
and S2.00 trial bottle free 20 Fit cases.
Send to DIR. Kline. 931 Arch St. Phila, Pa.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
Japan's Big Horse Pasture.
Society's Worst Sins.

Society worst sins are the raising of q
false crop of vanity, dissipation, excess
and then when it is reused by cry from
the heart or shipwreck it blames not
itself, but another; idleness, jealousy,
hatred, revenge, all form together like
toadstools in a garden; cultivation, in
tegrity, honor and loyalty form in the
same garden. We call it all society,"
Mrs. John Sherwood in New York World.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

AHfAkBEN TO be made. Cut this ont and re-
m Univ turn to us. and we will send you
MEEWt1 free, something oi reat value
stsVasA and import w. that will
start you in business w. ring YOU in
more money right away than anything else in
this world. Any one can do the work and live
at home. Either sex; all ages. Something
new, that just coins money for all workers.
We will start you; capital not needed. This
is one of the genuine, important chances of a
lifetime, Those who are ambitious and en-
terpriSing will not delay. Grand outfit free.
Address TRUE & Co., Augusta, Maine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
WORKING CLASSES ATTENTION

We are now prepared TO furnish all classes
with employment at home. the whole OF the
time, or for their spare moments. BuslneIa
new, light and profitable. Persons Of either
sex easily earn from 80 cents 70 IS per even:
their time to the business. Boys and girls
earn nearly as much as men. That all who
see this may send the ir address, and test the
business, we make this offer. TO such ~ aie
not well satisfied we will send one dollar TO
pay fot the trouble Of writing. Full partlcu-
lars and outfit free. Address GEORGE STIN-
SON & Co. Portland Maine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19

Chautauqua is an Indian word, snd
said to mean bag tied in the middle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
What's in n Name?

ut is good thing that some of the
projected railroads are not built, said q
conductor; ''for instance, how would the
st. Louis, Omaha and Western, which
was incorporated a few weeks ago, sound
after the railway boys had nicknamed it
according to its initials? 1t would be
slow road, for sure. 1t is a fact that
some years ago railroad was incorpora-
ted with the name, Detroit, Elkhart and
Tere Haute. Of course, the boys had it
nicknamed The Death Road before the
ink on the incorporation papers had dried.
The road was never built. Chicago
Herald.
Japan's Big Horse Pasture.
There is now little left of the glory of
the great pasture, with its 100, 900 head of
horses, its excitement of the roundups, its
annual races and its improvised towns,
with their theatres, jugglers and gayly
dressed dancers. The giant entertainments
and corrals are there, and they are all
that remain of the imperial horse pasture
of Shimosa. Latham in San Francisco
Chronicle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-19
N OTI CE.

TO those agho Uant their Hogs blachered:
We wish to inform the public that we are
now prepared to kill hogs and cut them up any
way desired. in frst-class style. VIII give en-
tire satisfaction. VIII kill them at the house
if desired, take them away and kill them. For
further information. see
HENRY VIENEY, n. f. Queen ST.,
JOHN NIENEY
PERRY ALLM0N, w. Martin st.